Modernize your UIKit app

A Podkey summary of Modernize your UIKit app, from WWDC 2026.A lot of the latest iOS 27 app changes really point in one direction: apps need to stop thinking in fixed screens and start thinking in flexible scenes. That affects launch behavior, layout, navigation, even how Siri can interact with what’s on screen. And Apple’s also giving developers a pretty practical assist here, with automatic trait tracking and an Xcode modernization agent that can clean up a surprising amount of old code.Scene lifecycle is now the baselineStop trusting the main screenTrait changes get a lot less annoyingPhone versus iPad is no longer the right questionTab bars can become sidebarsNavigation bars get more explicit controlsSiri shows up in menus nowXcode’s modernization agent might save some weekendsThis podcast was created with Podkey. Make your own at https://podkey.fm